Beni Baningime is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Tom Davies and Jonjoe Kenny and break into Everton’s first team after penning a new deal with the Blues that ties him down until 2020.

The 19-year-old ball-winning midfielder was a key player for David Unsworth’s Under-23s side last season when they were crowned Premier League 2 champions but he now wants to make the next step up to the first team.

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Unsworth said: “We just have to plot the next couple of stages of his career now, which we do with every player.

“But we will be looking for Beni to kick on now. In the next 12-18 months we would hope he will get some minutes in the Football League - potentially with a loan move to the right club at the right time to further his development and continue his progression.”

David Unsworth and his Premier League 2 winning Everton U23 squad poses for a photo at Finch Farm

He added: “Beni was great last year when we won the league. He was a consistently-outstanding performer and we are all just delighted.

“He is a terrific lad, very, very humble - and desperate to be an Everton footballer. And he is on the right path to doing that.